On December 19, Michael Winchester, former financial secretary for United Auto Workers Local 651, based in Flint, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling union funds. He also will have to make restitution to a bonding company, Zurich North America, in the amount of $20,401.46 and pay a $100 special assessment. He pleaded guilty in September. The sentencing follows a joint investigation by the Labor Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards and Office of Inspector General. (OLMS, 1/9/07).
Kansas City, Mo. Secretary Charged with Embezzlement
